Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug

Hank's Big Day: The Story of a BugPerfect for reading aloud, this spare, charming picture book about a day in the life of a pill bug in suburbia is also about an unusual friendship. Hank is a pill bug with a busy lifefor a pill bug, that is. His daily routine involves nibbling a dead leaf, climbing up a long stick, avoiding a skateboarder, and playing pretend with his best friend, a human girl named Amelia, in her backyard. And when day is done, Hank likes nothing better than

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and painful absurdities that Black men and women contend with every day in this country

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and indispensable encouragement

adapted by Chris Grine

To hold each other tight and rise

Recognize mental and emotional health problems

it can be read as a stand-alone historical novel that invites larger discussions on black power

and the girls don’t know how they’re going to make it

• Create income-building strategies outside your nine-to-five

Red Panda and Moon Bear are the defenders of their community

someone whose father was still alive